Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 99.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
99.8%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
81st
of 133 countries
All-time high
99.8%
in 2023
All-time low
93.9%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Sri Lanka, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Sri Lanka stood at 99.8%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
That places Sri Lanka 81st out of 133 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 93.9% | — |
| 2017 | 95.8% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.9% | 93.9% | 99.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 98.8% | 99.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 777,541 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.9 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0353 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 798,817 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0362 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4555 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Sri Lanka?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Sri Lanka was 99.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.9% in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- Sri Lanka ranks 81st out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release